Triethylamine → [3-Bromo-4-(t-butyldimethyl-silanyloxy)-5-methoxy-phenyl]-acetic acid methyl ester

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Trifluoromethanesulfonic acid t-butyldimethylsilyl ester (0.159 mL, 0.690 mmol) and triethylamine (0.120 mL, 0.863 mmol) were added to a solution of (3-bromo-4-hydroxy-5-methoxy-phenyl)-acetic acid methyl ester (158 mg, 0.574 mmol) in dichloromethane (4 mL), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for one hour. The reaction mixture was then poured into a saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution, followed by extraction with dichloromethane. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate=100:0 to 50:50) to give the target compound as a colorless oil (203 mg, 91%).

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